Apple is looking to deliver the next generation of advanced asset delivery systems, from memory-smart backend services to browser-optimized features, to empower web developers across the company to build visually stunning, performant applications with minimal effort.
Requirements
- Experience integrating or serving machine learning models in production environments
- Familiarity with embedding databases, vector search, and designing inference APIs
- Understanding of strategies for progressive enhancement and streaming model output to clients
- Prior contributions to open-source design systems, component libraries, or build tools
- Exposure to edge or serverless compute platforms (e.g., Cloudflare Workers, Vercel Edge, Lambda@Edge)
- Strong understanding of web application architecture and experience contributing to production-grade frontend interfaces
- Production experience building backend services in Node.js, with knowledge of service architecture, routing, and data flow patterns
Responsibilities
- Implement advanced frontend features using expert-level CSS, HTML, and SVG to support rich visual assets and motion design
- Develop backend systems in Fastify and Node.js to deliver web assets at scale with performance-optimized strategies
- Build and maintain internal plugins, middleware, and tooling to support asset delivery pipelines, build systems, and developer workflows
- Collaborate closely with designers and platform teams to interpret specs and bring complex, animated assets to life across browsers
- Author and maintain developer-facing documentation, CLIs, and preview tools to improve adoption and usability of asset features
- Prototype, evaluate, and productionize cutting-edge frontend techniques including content-visibility, efficient script loading, and payload-aware delivery
- Support internal developer teams by triaging issues, providing guidance, and ensuring high-quality integration of assets into their applications
Other
- 3+ years of professional experience building web applications or tooling, with a strong focus on frontend and backend systems
- Passion for developer experience, with a track record of building tools, previews, or workflows that simplify adoption
- Appreciation for documentation quality, internal craftsmanship, and the long-term maintainability of web tooling
- Ability to work closely with designers and platform teams to interpret specs and bring complex, animated assets to life across browsers
- Commitment to inclusion and diversity, with a willingness to promote equal opportunity for all applicants
